It was a delicate operation that needed thestrength of fifty men, and took most of that day. Sir Francis nodded, and reached again into the chest. Aboli, get van de Velde into the carriage! He and his wife are comingwith us, Hal called, and Aboli lifted the Governor bodily and hurledhim over the top of the door. He pulled on hisundershirt, then picked up the dark coat from where it hung over thewall, shrugged into it and buttoned it to his chin.
From a foothold on Zanzibar islandthey have been gradually extending their domination onto the mainland. He looked up at the hull of the ship, trundling majestically past him,and then he was left in her wake, which glistened slick and oily in thestarlight. Then he ordered the ship hove to, and a longboat lowered. Helooked down the barrel and picked up the pip of the foresight in thenotch of the backsight.
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